UnitedHealth places new restrictions on certain hysterectomy types

UnitedHealth has put in place new restrictions on hysterectomies designed to promote the use of vaginal hysterectomy, according to a StarTribune report.

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Vaginal hysterectomies performed in an ambulatory surgery center or hospital outpatient department will not need prior authorization, but the payer will require prior authorization for laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomies.

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